Dr. M. Sylvia Fernandez, CACREP President and CEO, provides leadership on quality assurance in counselor preparation. She was a counselor educator and administrator for 29 years. Dr. Fernandez has extensive professional service and leadership experience in state, national, and international counseling professional organizations. At the state level as Arkansas President of both ACA and ACES, and as Chair of the: Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling, At the national level, as the Chair of the Board of Directors of NBCC, and CACREP Board of Directors. And at the international level, as Chair of the and NBCC-International Advisory Board and in multiple capacities with the University Council of Jamaica. Dr. Fernandez's publications and presentations are in the areas of multicultural issues in counseling and related disciplines, counselor education and credentialing, professional identity and ethics, and clinical supervision.